Zemanek-Münster

Male twin figure "ere ibeji"

Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Ilobu
sold EUR 450
Provenance
Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 29,3 cm
H: 11.5 inch

Description

wood, rich reddish brown shiny patina, encrustations with camwood powder, metal bracelet (strongly corroded), one string with coconut discs and one with miniature glass beads, peculiar flat facial features: pointed prolongation of the forehead forming the short nose bridge, metal tags pupils missing, coiffure in two lobes with recess in the centre, slightly dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (base), abrasion (coiffure on the backside)


Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 393

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